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Schools in Canterbury[1]

Local authority district E07000106 · 58 open schools[2]

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Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 92 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure Most deprived 20% Second Middle Fourth Least deprived 20%
Income 16%[4] 14%[4] 28%[4] 21%[4] 21%[4]
Employment 21%[4] 16%[4] 25%[4] 27%[4] 11%[4]
Education and skills 17%[4] 18%[4] 23%[4] 26%[4] 15%[4]
Health and disability 12%[4] 13%[4] 25%[4] 33%[4] 17%[4]
Crime 27%[4] 23%[4] 14%[4] 23%[4] 13%[4]
Housing and services 25%[4] 30%[4] 24%[4] 18%[4] 2%[4]
Living environment 9%[4] 13%[4] 18%[4] 20%[4] 40%[4]
Children in low-income families 17%[4] 16%[4] 27%[4] 22%[4] 17%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Grammar schools (3)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Barton Court Grammar School 11–18[2]
A8 66 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School 11–18[2]
A8 66 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys 11–18[2]
A8 69 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]

Secondary schools (7)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Barton Manor School 11–19[2]
Herne Bay High School 11–18[2]
A8 36 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Orion Spires 11–16[2]
A8 39 2025/26[8]
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury 11–18[2]
A8 45 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
The Archbishop's School 11–18[2]
A8 32 2025/26[8] AL D+ 2024/25[9]
The Canterbury Academy 11–19[2]
A8 35 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
The Whitstable School 11–18[2]
A8 37 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (35)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Adisham Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Barham Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Blean Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Chartham Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Chislet Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 47% 2024/25[10]
Hampton Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Herne Bay Infant School 3–7[2]
Herne Bay Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 34% 2024/25[10]
Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School 3–7[2]
Herne Church of England Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 81% 2024/25[10]
Hoath Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Joy Lane Primary Foundation School 1–11[2]
KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Littlebourne Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 47% 2024/25[10]
Parkside Community Foundation Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 23% 2024/25[10]
Petham Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Pilgrims' Way Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 44% 2024/25[10]
Reculver Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
St Alphege Church of England Infant School 3–7[2]
St Johns Church of England Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 38% 2024/25[10]
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable 4–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
St Peter's Methodist Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
St Stephen's Infant School 5–7[2]
St Stephen's Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 44% 2024/25[10]
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury 5–11[2]
KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Sturry Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 78% 2024/25[10]
Swalecliffe Community Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
The Canterbury Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 51% 2024/25[10]
Thornden Wood Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 81% 2024/25[10]
Water Meadows Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Westmeads Community Infant School 2–7[2]
Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Whitstable Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
Wincheap Foundation Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (7)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Junior King's School 2–14[2]
Kent College (Canterbury) 11–19[2]
AL B- 2024/25[9]
Kent College International Study Centre 11–18[2]
Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School 2–11[2]
St Edmund's School Canterbury 3–19[2]
AL B- 2024/25[9]
The King's School Canterbury 13–19[2]
AL B+ 2024/25[9]
The Worthgate School 13–22[2]
AL C+ 2024/25[9]

Special schools and alternative provision (6)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Haven Nook 11–18[2]
Hawthorn 11–19[2]
ISP School Whitstable 7–16[2]
Newingate School 11–18[2]
St Nicholas' School 4–19[2]
The Orchard School 7–16[2]

Sources

  1. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS062 NS-SeC. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2022-12-08. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.